18 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
1
A chaotic political report from Constantinople links the death of Redjeb Racha war minister to possible poison or apoplexy and notes discord within the new cabinet under the sultan. The young Turks accuse the sultan of conspiring to undo the constitution, while the sultan appears wary and powerless amid a tense court.
The twenty third annual convention at St Paul Minnesota reports three deaths, and heat prostrations in St Louis. A boiler explosion at William Reids sawmill near Drace Caldwell county New Guinea leaves two men dead and two fatally injured.
Camden Aug 16 After a day of investigation authorities see little chance to identify the man found in an old trunk near Mount Boraim Hear here. The coroner reports a breast wound but Dr W C Jones finds no fatal cause. The bones show fracture and no gunshot or strangulation. A note in a trouser pocket may hold the key as officials dry and study it. The body is a man 35 to 40 years old about 5 feet 8 inches tall.
French naval officers Neuten ants Colin Jeanne and Mercier unveiled a wireless telephone apparatus after four months of testing. The device sent messages to the Ras De Sein wireless station in Finistere at about ten miles with faint but discernible words and potential for 600 to 700 mile conversations. Lieutenant Colin, noted for installing the Eiffel Tower station, leads efforts on a more powerful plant enabling Paris to New York transmission.
Minneapolis bakers report flour prices and bread costs to rise. John Washburn of Washburn Crossley Milling cites higher flour quotes and predicts a fourteen ounce loaf may reach six cents. He notes indications flour will not fall below last year’s levels.
Two more victims added to the Springfield riot death toll after a Negro attack sparked killings in the “black belt.” J. W. Beott and a three week old infant died. Scott perished from wounds. About 6000 troops and five cavalry units patrolled the city as authorities vow arrests and seek evidence amid threats of violence.
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